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Tensile   Listen
adjective
Tensile  adj.  
1.
Of or pertaining to extension; as, tensile strength.
2.
Capable of extension; ductile; tensible.





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"Tensile" Quotes from Famous Books



... the metal under certain circumstances, nevertheless we find that steel has not altogether met the requirements of engineers as a structural material. Although its breaking strain and elastic limit are higher than those of wrought iron, the latter metal is frequently preferred and selected for tensile members, even when steel is used under compression in the same structure. The Niagara cantilever bridge is a notable instance of this practice. When steel is used in tension its working strains are not allowed to be over fifty per cent. above those ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 • Various


Words linked to "Tensile" :   formed, ductile, pliable, tensile strength, pliant


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